Cases / Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

Case study

How Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs actually buys

Northern operations and Indigenous program delivery.

9,299
awards on record
$1.5B
recorded value
33.4%
awarded without competition
2003–2026
record span
A mixed record. 33.4% no-tender, the rest competed. Run both plays: competitive discipline on the posted opportunities, relationship positioning for the direct-award stream.
Award sizes suit small and mid-size firms: many contracts, fast cycles, and responsiveness beats depth in most of them.

The incumbents — top vendors by value

NameAwardsValue
DONNA CONA INC100$104M
T.H.G. THE HISTORY GROUP INC280$29M
PEAK MANAGEMENT AND NEGOTIATIONS36$26M
PACIFIC GEOTECH SYSTEMS LTD12$26M
WAMPUM RECORDS AND CANADIAN121$24M
CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS178$23M

Where the money goes — top categories

NameAwardsValue
4992,532$507M
410172$274M
4921,838$179M
4911,097$140M
35217$82M
473204$50M

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